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john kerry has appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to seek confirmation as the next american secretary of state. he said he would do everything in his power to build on hillary clinton's record and president obama's addition. he's expected to be confirmed. the government of yemen says a senior leader of the local branch of al qaeda has died of wounds received last a member. it has not been confirmed by his group and previous reports of his death have proved to be false. this time, however, both the yemen state news agency and a diplomat at the embassy in washington have announced the news. the u.n. has launched an investigation into civilian deaths from from strikes in a number of countries including somalia, pakistan, afghanistan, and yemen. the inquiry will look at 25 separate from strikes including a u.s. attack in pakistan in 2011 where up to 40 civilians are reported to have been killed. in syria today, war planes continued to bomb rubble-held areas near the capital as president assad was shown on television and attending a mosque service to mark the birthday of
john kerry has appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to seek confirmation as the next american secretary of state. he said he would do everything in his power to build on hillary clinton's record and president obama's addition. he's expected to be confirmed. the government of yemen says a senior leader of the local branch of al qaeda has died of wounds received last a member. it has not been confirmed by his group and previous reports of his death have proved to be false. this...
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kerry, with mr. hagel and mr. brennan, that's a cohesive team. so now we've had two teams, a white house team and the secretary of state's team. this is now a single team. i think it's going to be focused much more on those needed challenges. >> brown: well, the team but also the particular challenges it's facing because we can talk about the domestic economy but trouble spots are there, we report on them every night. >> i think the challenge will be -- i think it is a cohesive team. i think the question is whether more in the second term than the first whether the president and the white house is willing to empower these very capable cabinet officials and let them go out and try to solve some of these problems we have and give them political backing back here at home. secondly, i think there is a real prioritization issue. i would agree with zbig. it's really the middle east, asia and the economic instrument. i think he needs to focus on that. and third i think the challenge is also relationships between issues that tend to be stove piped. i'll
kerry, with mr. hagel and mr. brennan, that's a cohesive team. so now we've had two teams, a white house team and the secretary of state's team. this is now a single team. i think it's going to be focused much more on those needed challenges. >> brown: well, the team but also the particular challenges it's facing because we can talk about the domestic economy but trouble spots are there, we report on them every night. >> i think the challenge will be -- i think it is a cohesive...
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kerry with mr. hagel and mr. brennan that's a cohesive team. so now we've had two teams, a white house team and the secretary of state's team. this is now a single team. i think it's going to be focused much more on those needed challenges. >> brown: well, the team but also the particular challenges it's facing because we can talk about the domestic economy but trouble spots are there we report on them every night. >> i think the challenge will be -- i think it is a cohesive team. i think the question is whether more in the second term than the first whether the president and the white house is willing to empower these very capable cabinet officials and let them go out and try to solve some of these problems we have and give them political backing back here at home. secondly i think there is a real prioritization issue. i would agree with zbig. it's really the middle east asia and the economic instrument. i think he needs to focus on that. and third i think the challenge is also relationships between issues that tend to be stove piped. i'll giv
kerry with mr. hagel and mr. brennan that's a cohesive team. so now we've had two teams, a white house team and the secretary of state's team. this is now a single team. i think it's going to be focused much more on those needed challenges. >> brown: well, the team but also the particular challenges it's facing because we can talk about the domestic economy but trouble spots are there we report on them every night. >> i think the challenge will be -- i think it is a cohesive team. i...
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first, the president has appointed both senator john kerry and chuck hagel, internationalists, capable people who really know what they're talking about. second, the administration began lifting by c-17 aircraft french soldier swoz maulo monday. we're providing logistical and intelligence support. and third the administration i think has done very well in engaging egypt. and as we talk, jeffrey, about the stability of the middle east, egypt is the keystone country and a lot is going wrong in egypt but a lot is going right. elected government has kept the peace agreements, the camp david accords with israel and has a working relationship with the united states. i'm worried about a lot of these trends in the middle east-- we haven't even talked about the civil war? syria-- but i do think the administration is focused on this. the president has a working relationship with president mohammed morsi. israel has to meet a lot of these tests. they'll need american support. and i think we are seeing an engaged, sophisticate administration at work. >> brown: all this, of course, danielle pletka,
first, the president has appointed both senator john kerry and chuck hagel, internationalists, capable people who really know what they're talking about. second, the administration began lifting by c-17 aircraft french soldier swoz maulo monday. we're providing logistical and intelligence support. and third the administration i think has done very well in engaging egypt. and as we talk, jeffrey, about the stability of the middle east, egypt is the keystone country and a lot is going wrong in...
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john kerry clearly wants it. it's not an easy job, by any measure. >> in fact, john kerry has want that job all his life. susan page, he even got emotional today talking about his father, who is a foreign service officer and how he was raised az foreign service kid traveling around the world. something that was held against him when he was running for president in 2004. when you look at this transition, it's an interesting moment for john kerry, who has been doing missions privately and publicly, secretly as well for the obama white house to actually have the title, have the building, have the airplane. it's going to be very hard for him to make a difference in this world especially with the -- >> that's true. you could look at this another way, which is the war in iraq the u.s. role has come down. in afghanistan most u.s. combat troops will be out by the end of next year. that is also an opening for a secretary of state with big ambitions because that whole set of problems are eased somewhat for the u.s. it's po
john kerry clearly wants it. it's not an easy job, by any measure. >> in fact, john kerry has want that job all his life. susan page, he even got emotional today talking about his father, who is a foreign service officer and how he was raised az foreign service kid traveling around the world. something that was held against him when he was running for president in 2004. when you look at this transition, it's an interesting moment for john kerry, who has been doing missions privately and...
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kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue a very good fit for this job. at one moment or throughout this hearing it really sounded like what he does every day as chairman of the foreign relations committee. there was a moment a couple of minutes ago, however, where that subject of benghazi came up. the same senator, senator johnson who got into it with secretary clinton yesterday sort of got into it with senator kerry. senator kerry said you are not going to get day light between me and secretary clinton right here and stood up for what she has been saying that she is and he will be total
kerry it seems like is ready made for the job. this is something where he got the nod after you had susan rice withdrawing her own nomination from consideration. this is someone who has wanted something more than a senate seat for quite some time. >> yes he has. when you say ta made for the job. president assad of syria told me and that is kind of the tone that we have had. he has rubbed shoulders, talked with, influenced most of the world leaders. that is why he is -- people would argue...
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the republicans succeeded in keeping senator kerry from the white house but now that kerry's confirmation will leave open his senate seat, the g.o.p. suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out in 2008 and you guys would now be enjoying visits to the west wing of huckabee's megachurch. but no! you allowed john kerry to be slandered by the swift voters and now, because of it, your party has about as much chance of gaining national office as lance armstrong does of passing a urine test. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. because enbrel, etanercept su
the republicans succeeded in keeping senator kerry from the white house but now that kerry's confirmation will leave open his senate seat, the g.o.p. suddenly loves kerry and to them, his service in vietnam doesn't quite suck the way they once said it did. you blew it my republican friends. you know you would have kicked bush to the curb in 2004 and avoided a big mess. john kerry would have been elected president inherited w.'s time bomb of costly unpaid four wars. he would have been thrown out...
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do you see josh kerry in -- john kerry taking our foreign policy in a different direction than, say, hillary clinton has? >> i think part of the problem for senator kerry is exactly the problem senator clinton had when she became secretary of state. there is no foreign policy that is made at the state department anymore. this is all owned inside the white house, inside the oval office. even folks on the national security council are cut out of the making of foreign policy. jon: let's talk a little bit about hillary clinton and her testimony yesterday. you have suggested that some of the senators, some of the members of congress who were questioning her sort of missed the point. >> well, there were -- the poor woman, she did do a full day up on capitol hill, and she was certainly very well prepared. the problem was she wasn't well prepared to talk about what happened. she was more well prepared to talk about the aftermath. and, of course, we all know what the aftermath is. what we want to know is how did the administration let this happen, why did the president of the united states an
do you see josh kerry in -- john kerry taking our foreign policy in a different direction than, say, hillary clinton has? >> i think part of the problem for senator kerry is exactly the problem senator clinton had when she became secretary of state. there is no foreign policy that is made at the state department anymore. this is all owned inside the white house, inside the oval office. even folks on the national security council are cut out of the making of foreign policy. jon: let's talk...
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in john kerry, they see someone to answer the calls, listen to them. not that senator clinton didn't do that but in the heat of campaign last year, secretary clinton and some of president obama's other advisers became kind of a lightning rod on this issue and i think john kerry's trying to move on from that but i think he does want to answer their questions when he's secretary of state. >> let's quickly transition here to the senate seat. we know that there's been a lot of talk about the former senator brown stepping in and also talk to run for governor. when's the latest word since you're on the ground in boston? >> i mean, right now everybody's waiting to hear what the governor will name as an interim replacement for john kerry assuming as we all do that he gets confirmed here quite quickly and then the game is on and i think you're going to have several democrat who is go for the nomination for the special election which will happen in the summer. and everybody's asking, will scott brown throw his hat in the ring, as well? i'm one of those who's 50/
in john kerry, they see someone to answer the calls, listen to them. not that senator clinton didn't do that but in the heat of campaign last year, secretary clinton and some of president obama's other advisers became kind of a lightning rod on this issue and i think john kerry's trying to move on from that but i think he does want to answer their questions when he's secretary of state. >> let's quickly transition here to the senate seat. we know that there's been a lot of talk about the...
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bumper than john kerry's. martha: do you think that is the strategy to go through some of the more easier, and deal with the others down the road. >> reporter: yeah, and john brennan for cia is going to be a lot about benghazi, a lot about the drone program, and a lot of questions that we likely are going to be very interested in hearing in that hearing. martha: absolutely. bret, thank you very much. >> reporter: you got it. martha: see you tonight. bill: i can't remember the last time we saw theresa hines kerry. it's been a longtime. martha: yes it has. bill: you reached out to a number of senators. what did they tell but this hearing and what we can expect? >> reporter: they seem to think that essentially john kerry shares the president's philosophy, and so it's the privilege of the president to get a cabinet team around him essentially that will carry out his wishes, and so they felt like he has plenty of experience, he's obviously one of the veterans on capitol hill, someone who has been here a very longti
bumper than john kerry's. martha: do you think that is the strategy to go through some of the more easier, and deal with the others down the road. >> reporter: yeah, and john brennan for cia is going to be a lot about benghazi, a lot about the drone program, and a lot of questions that we likely are going to be very interested in hearing in that hearing. martha: absolutely. bret, thank you very much. >> reporter: you got it. martha: see you tonight. bill: i can't remember the last...
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and now we call up chairman kerry. mr. chairman, we welcome you to the other side of the committee and look forward to your testimony and any introductions you may want to make. >> mr. chairman, ranking member corker and members of the committee, thank you very, very much. i'm in awe of the wonderful comments that were just made, and i appreciate them and i'll say a little bit more about them. before i begin, i'd like to have the privilege of just introducing very quickly -- i think most of you know my wonderful wife, teresa, who has been part of this great journey for a long time, my brother, cam, who is serving over in the commerce department, and i trust they know he's here. my daughter vanessa and her husband, brian, both of whom are working as physicians as mass general in boston. and another daughter, who is not here, alexandra, and three stepsons who are likewise spread around the world. but we are thinking about them as we embark on this wonderful journey. for 29 years, i've sat up on the dais where you all are and
and now we call up chairman kerry. mr. chairman, we welcome you to the other side of the committee and look forward to your testimony and any introductions you may want to make. >> mr. chairman, ranking member corker and members of the committee, thank you very, very much. i'm in awe of the wonderful comments that were just made, and i appreciate them and i'll say a little bit more about them. before i begin, i'd like to have the privilege of just introducing very quickly -- i think most...
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then the senate confirmation hearing for john kerry. live coverage of the pentagon news conference with leon panetta and martin dempsey. and about 45 minutes, winnie stachelberg on gun control. max boot on foreign-policy. bradley shear worker rights in the workplace. >> as secretary i have no greater priority responsibility. as i have said many times, i take responsibility. nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to be the state department -- to leave the state department safer and more secure. it meant moving quickly to respond to the immediate crisis, but also to further protect our people in high threat areas across the region and the world. host: we will get your reaction this morning to hillary clinton's testimony yesterday. we do expect misses clinton on capitol hill again today as john kerry has his hearing to replace her. for the first 45 minutes, we will get your reaction to the testimony. what's being written and on television. this is your chance to weigh in on what happened yesterday. democ here is th
then the senate confirmation hearing for john kerry. live coverage of the pentagon news conference with leon panetta and martin dempsey. and about 45 minutes, winnie stachelberg on gun control. max boot on foreign-policy. bradley shear worker rights in the workplace. >> as secretary i have no greater priority responsibility. as i have said many times, i take responsibility. nobody is more committed to getting this right. i am determined to be the state department -- to leave the state...
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senator john kerry looks almost to be a certainty as he's expected to be the next secretary of state he breezed through his confirmation hearing but here's the current chairman of the committee what. ok we will replace hillary clinton who are stepping down although a few analysts believe he'll do much to change the current course of u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual prerogatives of the state department john kerry will not be able to fundamentally change the course of u.s. foreign policy which is again set in motion a set in stone if you will because of the power that the cia and the military really wield over the direction of u.s. relations with so much of the of the world particularly the middle east and now increasingly in africa as well as well as of course south asia so every virtually every important issue that he's going to deal with. you know in those parts of the world will be. issues which have been essentially preempted already the policy set by the militar
senator john kerry looks almost to be a certainty as he's expected to be the next secretary of state he breezed through his confirmation hearing but here's the current chairman of the committee what. ok we will replace hillary clinton who are stepping down although a few analysts believe he'll do much to change the current course of u.s. foreign policy. well the clinton legacy is pretty much i think the legacy of american wars and a counterterrorism policy that has usurped the usual...
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because the reception we also have some footage of kerry's response says colleagues. i've never seen a more distinguished and better looking group of forward positions in my life i will not take it personally that this may be the one item in washington that seems to unite democrats and republicans to get me out of the senate quickly. well having the senate girl nominees is more than a formality it's an opportunity to properly vet the candidate and make sure they're right for the job looks like the senate already made up their minds on this what. the us meanwhile is kerry is soaking up the praise we turn now to another john who served on the senate foreign relations committee john kerry aka was a cia veteran disclose the practice of waterboarding by the agency and called it a form of torture the obama administration has charged him with violating the you know exactly and he is now facing jail time for what he's made public they say all year was among carried out his supporters that are calling for his prep a prison sentence to be commuted the recent letter to president
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i've never seen a board story worse the better would be a group of workers this was my life and john kerry wooing congress at his nomination hearing obama secretary of state pick is practically a sure win with so much on the international agenda right now from the middle east from mali this post is a powerful wad of bring you the latest on the hearings i knew there was a risk to what i was doing. but i also know that to be seeing another person through as a human rights abuses illegal is not the american way. pursued by government officials praised by whistleblowers around the world the man who leaks cia torture tactics is certainly a divisive figure but now john kiriakou is being honored by the government accountability project ahead we'll tell you how. the u.s. might be looking to end its presence in the middle east but while the troops draw down drone strikes from in the counterterrorism tactic does your or the u.s. military this fact has yemen's human rights minister loudly criticizing the pentagon is it time to change the antiterrorism strategy poll question more. it's thursday januar
i've never seen a board story worse the better would be a group of workers this was my life and john kerry wooing congress at his nomination hearing obama secretary of state pick is practically a sure win with so much on the international agenda right now from the middle east from mali this post is a powerful wad of bring you the latest on the hearings i knew there was a risk to what i was doing. but i also know that to be seeing another person through as a human rights abuses illegal is not...
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john kerry wooing congress at his nomination hearing obama's secretary of state pick as a practical sure would put so much international on the international agenda right now in the middle east tamale this post is a powerful one we'll bring you the latest from the hearings i knew there was a risk to what i was doing. but i also know that to be seeing the other person is serializing human rights abuses under legal is not the american way. person would by government officials praised by whistleblowers around the world the man who leaked cia torture tactics is certainly a divisive figure but now john kiriakou is being honored by the government accountability project ahead we'll tell you how. and the u.s. might be looking to end its presence in the middle east but while the troops a drawdown drone strikes remain that counterterrorism tactic is your for the u.s. military this fact has yemen's human rights minister loudly criticizing the pentagon is it time to change the antiterrorism strategy or question more. it's thursday january twenty fourth five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall an
john kerry wooing congress at his nomination hearing obama's secretary of state pick as a practical sure would put so much international on the international agenda right now in the middle east tamale this post is a powerful one we'll bring you the latest from the hearings i knew there was a risk to what i was doing. but i also know that to be seeing the other person is serializing human rights abuses under legal is not the american way. person would by government officials praised by...
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welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i wanted to spend my short time turning to the asia-pacific region. and specifically spending a little bit of time on china as well. secretary clinton in a speech she gave in singapore some time back, crafted a great and simple phrase about how today for the first time in modern history you can become a global superpower simply through the power of your economy, not by the power of your military. china is the best example but it has now turned its focus to military might. in connecticut, we have 40% of our exports sent
welcome senator kerry. i'm sorry that our careers in the senate will only overlap for a few weeks but i want to thank you because for those of us in our corner of the country who have come into public service, it has been your example that has inspired us to do so, your ability to both position yourself as a spokesman for the disenfranchised and steward for our country's interest around the world. a lot of us came into public service because of your work for our region. i thank you for that. i...
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john kerry ...had an easy day... on... capitol hill. hhll. he's the president's ppck for the neet secrettry of state. plinton was on the hiil for a second day in a row after yesterday hearings on the attack on ur libyan embassy. she put her full support behind kkrry. "i'm already excited in manyy togetter, and in which we must work together, in order to interests in compliiated and eeer ore dangerous world." 3 kerry is expected to bb confirmed easily. a liberal senator assault styll weapons in meric. america. california senator dianne feinstein's bill will bbn the sale and manufacture of arouud one hundred and fifty fireaams. it's stronger ttan the bill that was passed in 1994. ii also limits magazines to ten rounds of ammunition. 3 "since thh last aasault weapons bannexpired in 2004, and incidentally in the 10 years it waa in place no one tookkit toocourt, more than 350 people have been killed with assault weapons." unlike the last ban which pan for a decade,,this bill joe biden talks gunn &pcontrol... during a "fireside hangout" hosted by "
john kerry ...had an easy day... on... capitol hill. hhll. he's the president's ppck for the neet secrettry of state. plinton was on the hiil for a second day in a row after yesterday hearings on the attack on ur libyan embassy. she put her full support behind kkrry. "i'm already excited in manyy togetter, and in which we must work together, in order to interests in compliiated and eeer ore dangerous world." 3 kerry is expected to bb confirmed easily. a liberal senator assault styll...
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and john kerry will face two major challenges. number one, the cruel and unforgiving world in which america now operates. particularly in the region your reporter just referred to the middle east april. divided into migraine headaches on one side and root candle on the other. this is a difference functional region in which we're stuck and cannot fix. so that's reality number one. the second is the president. you want to been effective secretary of state? henry kissinger, james baker, you have to persuade your president to let you own a big issue, and that just carry out your policy -- you'll re carrying out the president's policy but you as secretary of state help shape the substance of that policy and that remains to be seen. >> he'll attempt to fill big shoes, and you wondering what the differences will be between nat secretary of state and the current one? >> again, that is going to be driven in large part, i think, by whether or not there are opportunities to pursue, whether or not american diplomacy, the application of milita
and john kerry will face two major challenges. number one, the cruel and unforgiving world in which america now operates. particularly in the region your reporter just referred to the middle east april. divided into migraine headaches on one side and root candle on the other. this is a difference functional region in which we're stuck and cannot fix. so that's reality number one. the second is the president. you want to been effective secretary of state? henry kissinger, james baker, you have...
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massachusetts senator john kerry will go before the senate foreign relations committee in the first step to become the next secretary of state. to prepare for his new role as senator, he will have to sell off some personal assets to avoid a conflict of interest. he has a net worth of more than 18 -- $184 million. >>> leon panetta is expected to announce new rules today concerning women in combat. they'll soon be allowed to serve in the front line infantry positions. until 2016 to allow women to e join combat positions. after that they'll have to seek special exceptions if they believe positions should remain closed to women. gary nurenberg has reaction from one local soldier. >> i had to step outside the class and kind of do a happy dance and go right back into training. >> reporter: army reserve staff sergeant jennifer hunt is one of four women who sued the military claiming its ban on women in combat is unconstitutional. >> because we need the most qualified people in the military to do the job, be it male or female. this is going to allow the service branches to staff the mission in t
massachusetts senator john kerry will go before the senate foreign relations committee in the first step to become the next secretary of state. to prepare for his new role as senator, he will have to sell off some personal assets to avoid a conflict of interest. he has a net worth of more than 18 -- $184 million. >>> leon panetta is expected to announce new rules today concerning women in combat. they'll soon be allowed to serve in the front line infantry positions. until 2016 to allow...
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john kerry made it clear he knows he will have his hands full. just today, north korea said it would conduct another nuclear test and suggested it intend to have missiles to deliver warheads to the u.s.. the fighting in syria intensified in damascus today. there is still a lot of mystery surrounding last week's hostage siege in algeria. france is ramping up the presence in the fight against islamic terrorist in mali. and the mideast is still the middle east, with the speckor of a nuclear iran and what israel might do to stop it. mike emanuel tells us the easiest part for kerry will likely be the confirmation process. >> in a dangerous world where al-qaeda finds new places to operate, the second term of the obama administration will face numerous foreign policy challenges. >> usama bin laden in documents that came out of abadabad quoted as urging his cohorts to go to other places. to get away from the airplanes. get away from the drones. he specifically encouraged al-qaeda to disburse. and they did. >> senator john kerry is expected to be confirme
john kerry made it clear he knows he will have his hands full. just today, north korea said it would conduct another nuclear test and suggested it intend to have missiles to deliver warheads to the u.s.. the fighting in syria intensified in damascus today. there is still a lot of mystery surrounding last week's hostage siege in algeria. france is ramping up the presence in the fight against islamic terrorist in mali. and the mideast is still the middle east, with the speckor of a nuclear iran...
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senator kerry tom hines thrilled to be here -- senator kerry, i am in built to be here. i cannot think of anyone better to continue the efforts of the current administration. thank you for being willing to take on this task. that may well in your family -- let me welcome your family. let me just say i look forward to casting level -- casting my vote in support of u.s. secretary of state and the also join the in defending the red sox and the patriots. >> finally. thank you. >> i want to echo the concern about continuing to support an agenda that urges equal rights and opportunities for women around the world. i think about if we had a situation in many of the conflict areas we are facing now where women share the same equality and opportunity that the men do in those areas, that we would be facing a very different challenge. i also want to go back. you mentioned syria and being in what appears to be the final period of assad rule. one of the issues we're facing there is what happened to the chemical weapons should assad fall. yesterday at the hearing on bank gotti, there
senator kerry tom hines thrilled to be here -- senator kerry, i am in built to be here. i cannot think of anyone better to continue the efforts of the current administration. thank you for being willing to take on this task. that may well in your family -- let me welcome your family. let me just say i look forward to casting level -- casting my vote in support of u.s. secretary of state and the also join the in defending the red sox and the patriots. >> finally. thank you. >> i want...
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and left senator kerry the top candidate. today also marked a bit of a strange reversal for the senator because he spent decades serving on the senate foreign relations committee and the last four years chairing it. >> for 29 years, i've sat up on the dais where you aller and kind of looked down at the witnesses and wondered what they're thinking sometimes. as we question them if suddenly i am feeling a lot of sympathy for the folks who sit down here. >> shepard: he need not have worried. his colleagues weren't too tough on him. although they did have some questions about his priorities. mike emmanuel live on capitol hill. there was a lot of talk about iran today. >> indeed. and once he is confirmed secretary of state, it will be one of the major headaches, iran and its ambitions. senator kerry took heat for president obama's foreign policy which he supports, but says time is running out for the regime. >> the president has made it definitive. we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and i re
and left senator kerry the top candidate. today also marked a bit of a strange reversal for the senator because he spent decades serving on the senate foreign relations committee and the last four years chairing it. >> for 29 years, i've sat up on the dais where you aller and kind of looked down at the witnesses and wondered what they're thinking sometimes. as we question them if suddenly i am feeling a lot of sympathy for the folks who sit down here. >> shepard: he need not have...
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the thirty month sentence that's being talked about is part of john kerry after his plea deal but the judge could still refuse to settle for that meaning he could potentially face falling prey to jail time now for the accusations former cia officer ray mcgovern believes them to be political is being punished out of range hypocrisy. look at the chronology here in two thousand and seven john kiriakou came out very loudly against torture as being not worthy of the united states and not efficient not a way to get information what happened well the instructions were to get people to confess confess to what confessed for the existence of weapons of mass destruction in iraq confess to the existence of operational ties between al qaeda and saddam hussein it was all a crock they had to make this stuff up and you can't get real flyable information from torture but you know what torture works beautifully if you want unreliable information and so they kind you know not only tires not only weapons of mass destruction but ties between iraq and and al qaeda and it was a masterful propaganda performa
the thirty month sentence that's being talked about is part of john kerry after his plea deal but the judge could still refuse to settle for that meaning he could potentially face falling prey to jail time now for the accusations former cia officer ray mcgovern believes them to be political is being punished out of range hypocrisy. look at the chronology here in two thousand and seven john kiriakou came out very loudly against torture as being not worthy of the united states and not efficient...
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i'm tifrd -- >> a protester interrupting the testimony of senator john kerry in his bid to become the next secretary of state. it was one of the only problems in several hours of testimony in front of the senate foreign relations committee, but iran was one of the big issue that is senator kerry addressed today. here is what he said about keeping that country from getting nuke regard weapons. >> we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. our policy is not containment, it is prevention. >> he was introduced today by hillary clinton and senator john mccain. he is expected to be confirmed by the full senate next week. >>> a group of democratic lawmakers introduced a bill today to ban more than 150 assault rifles and semiautomatic weapons. the killings at sandy hook elementary school in connecticut spurred this new effort. bill's sponsors dianne feinstein. she says it includes an exception for 2,000 sports weapon. the nra says the second amendment forbids any weapons ban. >>> students from the catholic university began gearing up for tomorrow's march for l
i'm tifrd -- >> a protester interrupting the testimony of senator john kerry in his bid to become the next secretary of state. it was one of the only problems in several hours of testimony in front of the senate foreign relations committee, but iran was one of the big issue that is senator kerry addressed today. here is what he said about keeping that country from getting nuke regard weapons. >> we will do what we must do to prevent iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. our policy...
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also, they're -- senator john kerry. also they're waiting for hillary clinton, john kerry to be the next secretary of state. secretary clinton wrapping up 5 1/2 hours of testimony before this committee and also before the house foreign affairs committee yesterday on the attacks in benghazi. you can find those in our video library at c-span.org. >> on c-span is waiting for the start of the hearing, confirmation hearing for john kerry to be the next secretary of state. this morning announced by the white house that the president will nominate mary jo white to be the new securities and exchange commission commissioner. and we will have live coverage of his announcement expected to be this afternoon at 2:30 eastern here on c-span. >> good morning. this hearing of the senate foreign relations committee to consider the next -- the nominee for the secretary of state will come to order. let me, again, ask as i did yesterday, since the full senate has not yet passed the committee resolution sitting members, i ask unanimous consen
also, they're -- senator john kerry. also they're waiting for hillary clinton, john kerry to be the next secretary of state. secretary clinton wrapping up 5 1/2 hours of testimony before this committee and also before the house foreign affairs committee yesterday on the attacks in benghazi. you can find those in our video library at c-span.org. >> on c-span is waiting for the start of the hearing, confirmation hearing for john kerry to be the next secretary of state. this morning...
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. >> secretary clinton will be back on the hill tomorrow to introduce senator john kerry at his confirmation hearings to possibly become the next secretary of state. >> tonight a ground breaking desix frd desd dedecision, after a decade long war, panetta removed a ban to allow women serve their country at the front lines. shomari stone joins us live with reaction. >> reporter: reaction from women we talked to, they'reic st ecst. leon panetta will make the announcement at the pentagon tomorrow behind me. women say this is the moment they're waiting for, a victory and equality. >> i think i have been walking abut thr about three feet in the air. thrilled the pentagon is lifting a ban on women serving in combat. >> exciting first step to further include women in the military service. >> the reservist is one of four female service members who filed a lawsuit to stop the approximately see thpolicy that bans women. >> great advancement in advancing women's equality in military service. >> reporter: the move overturns a 1994 ruling banning women from being in comb battle units. this change will all
. >> secretary clinton will be back on the hill tomorrow to introduce senator john kerry at his confirmation hearings to possibly become the next secretary of state. >> tonight a ground breaking desix frd desd dedecision, after a decade long war, panetta removed a ban to allow women serve their country at the front lines. shomari stone joins us live with reaction. >> reporter: reaction from women we talked to, they'reic st ecst. leon panetta will make the announcement at the...
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. >> thank you, senator kerry. i have the opportunity while i was in the house to travel a few times overseas with you, and i have seen the regard and respect that the officials in the of the countries have for you and for your record and for what you've done. i appreciate that and think that you are well-suited for this position. let me mention one item briefly and then ask you questions with regard to cuba. i felt perhaps differently than some of my colleagues on the panel that the best way to foster change and progress towards democracy is to allow travel, the free travel of americans to let them go as they wish. and i don't think that that is a weakness or any capitulation at all. it's a way to show strength and in fact i've often felt that if we want a get-tough policy with the castro brothers, we should force them to deal with spring break once or twice. [laughter] but in all seriousness, this president has taken measures to allow more americans to travel freely. relatives to travel for religious, cultural, e
. >> thank you, senator kerry. i have the opportunity while i was in the house to travel a few times overseas with you, and i have seen the regard and respect that the officials in the of the countries have for you and for your record and for what you've done. i appreciate that and think that you are well-suited for this position. let me mention one item briefly and then ask you questions with regard to cuba. i felt perhaps differently than some of my colleagues on the panel that the best...
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john kerry has appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to seek confirmation as the next american secretary of state. he said he would do everything in his power to build on hillary clinton's record and president obama's addition. he's expected to be confirmed. the government of yemen says a senior leader of the local branch of al qaeda has died of wounds received last a member. it has not been confirmed by his group and previous reports of his death have proved to be false. this time, however both the yemen state news agency and a diplomat at the embassy in washington have announced the news. the u.n. has launched an investigation into civilian deaths from from strikes in a number of countries including somalia pakistan, afghanistan and yemen. the inquiry will look at 25 separate from strikes including a u.s. attack in pakistan in 2011 where up to 40 civilians are reported to have been killed. in syria today, war planes continued to bomb rubble-held areas near the capital as president assad was shown on television and attending a mosque service to mark the birthday of th
john kerry has appeared before the senate foreign relations committee to seek confirmation as the next american secretary of state. he said he would do everything in his power to build on hillary clinton's record and president obama's addition. he's expected to be confirmed. the government of yemen says a senior leader of the local branch of al qaeda has died of wounds received last a member. it has not been confirmed by his group and previous reports of his death have proved to be false. this...